Database : O97M.Jerk

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O97M.Jerk

Virus Name:	O97M.Jerk
Aliases:	None known
Type:	MS Office 97 macro virus
Resident:	Yes, in MS Office 97
Stealth:	No
Trigger:	Several
Payload:	Displays a message.
Comments:	A mildly polymorphic Office virus that infects Word and Excel. The virus borrows from W97M.Class-D, W97M.Marker-C and O97M.Crown for its infection procedure and payload. It will either print a message saying the user is a 'Big Stupid Jerk' or a message claiming to be from 'www.all.net'. The comments and structure lead us to believe that this virus was written by a member of the notorious CodeBreakers group.